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The chiru, or Tibetan antelope, indeed requires help, and the poster goes on to explain why. "Five chiru are slaughtered to make one shahtoosh shawl," making the wild animal a highly endangered species

To address this need, the Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) held, from December 21st-25th, its annual Tibetan Women’s Leadership Program in Auroville, Tamil

The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of Mangalore today launched bicycle rally in the city opposing China’s invasion of Tibet. Speaking on the occasion, Captain Ganesh

The reason: cardiovascular diseases incidence is increasing also in the Tibetan population (even if specific epidemiologic data are missing), especially because of the alteration

A well-known Tibetan poet Tsering Woeser is calling on her fellow Tibetans to pursue freedom of speech. Woeser recently received two awards for her campaign for freedom and democracy

China saw a turbulent end to a troubled year, with several people detained across the country in connection with mass civil rights activities ranging from

The five day program will cover various topics ranging from Tibetan Independence Movement and the role of people's participation, Sino-Tibetan delegation diplomacy, Media Strategies, Environment

Meanwhile, a Tibetan language online discussion forum was shut down this month for having content that was against Chinese law, according to a notice on its Web site

Tibetan Buddhist monks, nuns and youths brave downpour in one of South Indian towns in their march to raise awareness among Indian people about the independence of Tibet and to press for Tibet’s freedom. Some 150 Tibetans from 9 different Tibetan-inhabited regions of Dharamsala, Bylakuppee, Hunsur, Mundgod, Bhandara, Mainpat, Delhi, Darjeeling and Bangalore are taking part in the march. The marchers, led by the Tibetan Youth Congress, began the 365km march from Bangalore on December 10, 2007, and will pass through Chittor, Palamner, Ranipet, Vellore and Kanchipuram before expected to end it on December 31, 2007, in Chennai. (Phayul/ Photo by TYC)

A nine-day comprehensive workshop on “Tibetan Democracy in exile and situation of Tibet” is underway in Dharamsala. Some 80 students and 16 teachers, from 16 Tibetan senior secondary schools across India